AI Gmail Scam Targets Users

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Billions of Gmail users at risk from sophisticated new AI hack — how to stay safe

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Hackers are targeting Gmail users with a "super realistic AI scam call” that can trick even the most experienced users.

Sam Mitrovic , a Microsoft solutions consultant, flagged the scam in a recent blog post detailing what happened to him.

He received a notification asking him to approve a Gmail account recovery attempt, a common phishing technique intended to send the user to a fake login portal.

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